Introduction
Open-source software is a type of computer software where the source code is freely available so anyone can inspect, modify and enhance it. It is normally created in a open and transparent way by a community of developers from around the world.
Information
Source Code
Source code is the design and building blocks for a computer program. For open-source software it is always freely available.
About Open-Source
Open-source software is used by companies of all sizes ranging from sole-traders up to some of the biggest international businesses.
Why we support it
Flexibility, transparency, collaboration, and value for money. These allow us to work more effectively and we can pass these benefits on to you.
Open-Source Applications
There are open-source alternatives for a wide range of different applications. We can provide help installing, setting up, and supporting systems that use open-source software.
Open-Source Projects
Open-source software is used in all sorts of places, from cookers, DVD players, and mobile phones to businesses and the top 500 super computers.
You can find our open-source project repositories on bitbucket and github.
Here are a few widely used open-source projects you might have heard of:
Android
powered by the Android Open Source Project this is the operating system that runs on the majority of non-Apple mobile phones.
Chromium
an open-source web browser that is the basis for both Google's Chrome and Microsoft's most recent Edge web browsers.
Firefox
the free and open-source web browser developed by Mozilla.
Linux
the kernel that is used by some open-source computer operating system distributions.
Nginx
one of the most widely used web servers, used by some of the busiest websites on the internet.
Safari
Apple's web browser is powered by the Webkit open-source browser engine.